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HANSARDDevolved AdministrationsI agree. When I visit Scotland to talk to voters ahead of the May elections, they talk to me about the quality of their public services—about how the NHS in Scotland is performing…05 Mar 2026HANSARDPeter Mandelson: Release of InformationAs I have outlined previously, work is ongoing across Departments to identify the material relevant to the Humble Address. Throughout this process, the Government have recognised…05 Mar 2026HANSARDPeter Mandelson: Release of InformationNo, and no.05 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsMay I take this opportunity to welcome the Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office, my hon. Friend the Member for Southampton Test (Satvir Kaur), back from maternity leave? I…05 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady is right that there is a counter-terror police operation under way, so it would be wrong for me to comment from the Dispatch Box, but I can reassure her and the…05 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI join my hon. Friend in congratulating his constituents. The Youth Parliament plays an important role in our democracy, and in engaging young people in it. With Mr Speaker’s…05 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Member will remember, from the statement I gave to the House, that we are reviewing this policy area, as well as other areas to do with transparency and lobbying returns,…05 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Cabinet Office and Government Departments are in the process of concluding their business planning processes before the start of the new fiscal year, so an update will be…05 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI will take the question away, Mr Speaker.05 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsIf the hon. Gentleman is making reference to his previous question, he asked me if the appointment was in breach of the rules, to which I said no. As I have said to the House in…05 Mar 2026HANSARDLabour Together and APCO Worldwide: Cabinet Office ReviewI was not privy to those appointments, so I cannot confirm the exact details that the right hon. Member asks of me. What I can say is that the senior civil servant who is…23 Feb 2026HANSARDLabour Together and APCO Worldwide: Cabinet Office ReviewMy hon. Friend’s question on transparency is answered by the fact that the independent adviser’s conclusions and advice to the Prime Minister will be published in the normal way,…23 Feb 2026HANSARDLabour Together and APCO Worldwide: Cabinet Office ReviewAs I have said to the House, individual donations will be declared in line with the rules in the normal way. It is for those individuals to decide what they do with those…23 Feb 2026HANSARDLabour Together and APCO Worldwide: Cabinet Office ReviewI thank my hon. Friend for his question. The independent adviser on ethics will be looking at the ministerial code and its application to the Parliamentary Secretary in relation…23 Feb 2026HANSARDLabour Together and APCO Worldwide: Cabinet Office ReviewI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his concern for our wellbeing. As I have said, the independent ethics adviser will conduct his investigation and report to the Prime Minister…23 Feb 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble AddressWith permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a statement regarding the Government’s response to the Humble Address laid before the House on 4 February. I committed to keeping…23 Feb 2026HANSARDLabour Together and APCO Worldwide: Cabinet Office ReviewThe terms of reference for the independent ethics adviser are already published, as is the ministerial code; as I have been able to confirm today, the advice that the adviser…23 Feb 2026HANSARDLabour Together and APCO Worldwide: Cabinet Office ReviewThe Prime Minister made the ethics adviser independent on coming into government because of the misuse of that process by former Prime Ministers who were trying to cover up for…23 Feb 2026HANSARDLabour Together and APCO Worldwide: Cabinet Office ReviewI think that the right hon. Member talks down the country. The UK is rightly proud of the freedom of the press and its role in our democracy, and I know that both his party and…23 Feb 2026HANSARDLabour Together and APCO Worldwide: Cabinet Office ReviewThe independent ethics adviser is able to conduct inquiries in the time that he considers necessary in relation to the facts, the number of documents and the conversations that…23 Feb 2026